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Offline Karnak

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Surviving Axis bombers
« on: March 10, 2013, 02:55:40 PM »
I know Allied (American and British) aircraft dominate the ranks of surviving warbirds from WWII, but I am wondering if anybody knows what Axis bombers still exist, flying or static?  Is the H8K2 in Japan the largest Axis survivor?
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Offline Volron

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Re: Surviving Axis bombers
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2013, 03:45:56 PM »
I do believe that the H8K on static is the sole surviving large AXIS aircraft. :headscratch:
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Re: Surviving Axis bombers
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2013, 10:53:19 AM »
There are a lot of partial planes still stored by NASM.

It might be 50 more years before they can fully restore what they have....if restorable.
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Re: Surviving Axis bombers
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2013, 11:04:17 AM »
Duxford has a HE111 under refurb
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Re: Surviving Axis bombers
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2013, 06:13:14 PM »
Quote from: danny76 on March 11, 2013, 11:04:17 AM
Duxford has a HE111 under refurb
Refurb to flying or static capable of flight or static?
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Offline danny76

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Re: Surviving Axis bombers
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2013, 08:04:14 AM »
Talking to the guys in the workshop they were looking at a refurb to flying condition, there is a huge number of warbirds in the workshops currently that are either privately owned or owned by Duxford that are looking at airworthy refurbs. This includes Spit 14 which is now finished, Corsair, Sea Fury, Hawker Hart.

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Re: Surviving Axis bombers
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2013, 04:29:44 PM »
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« Last Edit: March 13, 2013, 04:33:39 PM by Krupinski »
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Re: Surviving Axis bombers
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2013, 04:02:26 AM »
Quote from: danny76 on March 13, 2013, 08:04:14 AM
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Re: Surviving Axis bombers
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2013, 01:05:18 PM »
Quote from: Wmaker on March 15, 2013, 12:48:47 PM
While Finland wasn't in the Axis de jure there's a beautiful recently restored Blenheim Mk.IV in Finnish Air Force's museum:
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http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/Finland/finnish.htm
Somehow I think that one would be in most people's "Allied bomber" list.  :p
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